Daily phases · UK local time

May 2027 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout May 2027, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during May 2027

At 12:00 local time on 1 May, the Moon is a waning crescent at 26% illumination and is waning. By 31 May, it is a waning crescent at 23% illumination and is waning.

This civil month contains 4 exact principal phase events. Daily values represent the Moon at local noon; event rows below retain their precise astronomical times.

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May 2027

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for May 2027; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1Waning Crescent26%Age 24.5 dSelected date	2Waning Crescent18%Age 25.5 d
3Waning Crescent11%Age 26.5 d	4Waning Crescent5%Age 27.5 d	5New Moon1%Age 28.5 d	6New Moon0%Age 0.0 d	7New Moon2%Age 1.0 d	8Waxing Crescent5%Age 2.0 d	9Waxing Crescent12%Age 3.0 d
10Waxing Crescent20%Age 4.0 d	11Waxing Crescent31%Age 5.0 d	12First Quarter42%Age 6.0 d	13First Quarter53%Age 7.0 d	14First Quarter64%Age 8.0 d	15Waxing Gibbous74%Age 9.0 d	16Waxing Gibbous83%Age 10.0 d
17Waxing Gibbous90%Age 11.0 d	18Waxing Gibbous96%Age 12.0 d	19Full Moon99%Age 13.0 d	20Full Moon100%Age 14.0 d	21Full Moon99%Age 15.0 d	22Waning Gibbous96%Age 16.0 d	23Waning Gibbous91%Age 17.0 d
24Waning Gibbous85%Age 18.0 d	25Waning Gibbous78%Age 19.0 d	26Waning Gibbous70%Age 20.0 d	27Last Quarter61%Age 21.0 d	28Last Quarter51%Age 22.0 d	29Last Quarter42%Age 23.0 d	30Last Quarter32%Age 24.0 d
31Waning Crescent23%Age 25.0 d

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Day-by-day detail · London horizon

Phase, illumination, lunar age, rise and set

Phase, illumination and age are calculated at 12:00 Europe/London. Moonrise and moonset use a central London observer; a dash means no matching horizon crossing occurs during that civil date.

Daily values at 12:00 UK local time; rise and set for London
Date	Phase	Illumination	Lunar age	Moonrise	Moonset
1	Waning Crescent	26%	24.5 days	03:33	14:42
2	Waning Crescent	18%	25.5 days	03:45	15:55
3	Waning Crescent	11%	26.5 days	03:57	17:10
4	Waning Crescent	5%	27.5 days	04:10	18:29
5	New Moon	1%	28.5 days	04:26	19:53
6	New Moon	0%	0.0 days	04:47	21:19
7	New Moon	2%	1.0 days	05:15	22:42
8	Waxing Crescent	5%	2.0 days	05:56	23:56
9	Waxing Crescent	12%	3.0 days	06:54	—
10	Waxing Crescent	20%	4.0 days	08:09	00:52
11	Waxing Crescent	31%	5.0 days	09:34	01:33
12	First Quarter	42%	6.0 days	11:02	02:01
13	First Quarter	53%	7.0 days	12:28	02:22
14	First Quarter	64%	8.0 days	13:51	02:38
15	Waxing Gibbous	74%	9.0 days	15:12	02:52
16	Waxing Gibbous	83%	10.0 days	16:31	03:05
17	Waxing Gibbous	90%	11.0 days	17:51	03:19
18	Waxing Gibbous	96%	12.0 days	19:10	03:35
19	Full Moon	99%	13.0 days	20:28	03:55
20	Full Moon	100%	14.0 days	21:42	04:20
21	Full Moon	99%	15.0 days	22:46	04:54
22	Waning Gibbous	96%	16.0 days	23:38	05:39
23	Waning Gibbous	91%	17.0 days	—	06:35
24	Waning Gibbous	85%	18.0 days	00:18	07:41
25	Waning Gibbous	78%	19.0 days	00:46	08:51
26	Waning Gibbous	70%	20.0 days	01:08	10:03
27	Last Quarter	61%	21.0 days	01:24	11:14
28	Last Quarter	51%	22.0 days	01:38	12:25
29	Last Quarter	42%	23.0 days	01:50	13:36
30	Last Quarter	32%	24.0 days	02:02	14:49
31	Waning Crescent	23%	25.0 days	02:15	16:05

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in May 2027

Flower Moon

A broad spring name marking the abundance of flowers in May.

Exact instant: 20 May 2027 at 11:59 BST
Brown lunation: 1291

Read the Flower Moon guide

How rise and set vary across the UK

On the date of the first full Moon, longitude and latitude shift the horizon times. These representative cities all use Europe/London civil time.

Moonrise and moonset on 2027-05-20, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	21:42	04:20
Cardiff	21:55	04:33
Belfast	22:29	04:24
Edinburgh	22:29	04:03
Lerwick	23:10	03:17

Traditional lunar rhythm · practical UK season

Garden windows for this month

Tender crops move outside as local frost risk passes. Use local soil, weather and frost conditions to decide whether each task is timely in your garden.

6–12 5/2027

Sowing

Direct-sow beans, squash, cucumbers and sweetcorn when soil is warm, with protection ready for cold nights.

13–19 5/2027

Planting

Harden off and plant tomatoes, courgettes and pumpkins after local frost risk has passed.

20–28 5/2027

Harvesting

Pick asparagus, rhubarb, salads and early herbs.

1–5, 29–31 5/2027

Pruning

Thin crowded soft-fruit shoots and train new growth on supported fruit.

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